Structural highlights
Function
HEM2_YEAST Catalyzes an early step in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles. Binds two molecules of 5-aminolevulinate per subunit, each at a distinct site, and catalyzes their condensation to form porphobilinogen.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The X-ray structure of the enzyme 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) from yeast complexed with the competitive inhibitor 5-hydroxylaevulinic acid has been determined at a resolution of 1.9 A. The structure shows that the inhibitor is bound by a Schiff-base link to one of the invariant active-site lysine residues (Lys263). The inhibitor appears to bind in two well defined conformations and the interactions made by it suggest that it is a very close analogue of the substrate 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA).
Structure of yeast 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase complexed with the inhibitor 5-hydroxylaevulinic acid.,Erskine PT, Coates L, Newbold R, Brindley AA, Stauffer F, Beaven GD, Gill R, Coker A, Wood SP, Warren MJ, Shoolingin-Jordan PM, Neier R, Cooper JB Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Sep;61(Pt 9):1222-6. Epub 2005, Aug 16. PMID:16131755[1]
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References
- ↑ Erskine PT, Coates L, Newbold R, Brindley AA, Stauffer F, Beaven GD, Gill R, Coker A, Wood SP, Warren MJ, Shoolingin-Jordan PM, Neier R, Cooper JB. Structure of yeast 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase complexed with the inhibitor 5-hydroxylaevulinic acid. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Sep;61(Pt 9):1222-6. Epub 2005, Aug 16. PMID:16131755 doi:10.1107/S0907444905018834
